History of Information Society Development in the Russian Federation

In 1999, the Concept of the Information Society Development in the Russian Federation was developed. Its goal is to determine the way of building a communication system, the main priorities, provisions and terms of state policy in the field of communications. The document substantiated the socio-economic, cultural and other prerequisites for the formation of individual elements and the establishment of their interrelations in a single structure.

History of Information Society Development

It is divided into four stages. On each of them the society passes to a qualitatively new level of its development. These stages define turning points in the existence of the whole world. The history of the development of the information society began with the appearance of writing. It caused a qualitative leap in the formation of civilization. People have the opportunity to accumulate knowledge in writing to pass them on to future generations. At this stage, qualitatively new methods and means of collecting and summarizing data emerged. The history of the development of the information society is closely connected with printing. In the middle of the XVI century. A new stage began, within which profound changes took place in the culture of civilization, the organization of human activity. Printing is considered one of the first communication technologies. People not only received new means of collecting, accumulating, systemizing information. Due to the mass distribution of printed publications, cultural values have become public. This, in turn, contributed to a more active, purposeful and independent development of the individual. The significance of this stage is the emergence of a more perfect way of storing knowledge.

The turning points

At the end of the XIX century, electricity was invented. Thanks to this there was a radio, a telegraph and a telephone. These funds allowed the prompt transfer of information in any amount. The fourth stage is connected with the emergence of microprocessor technology and the creation of personal computers. Electric and mechanical means of data conversion were replaced by electronic ones. This contributed to the miniaturization of devices, nodes, machines, devices, the emergence of software-controlled processes. The history of the development of the information society, thus, is a fairly long process, which began back in ancient times. At the last stage, mankind has received a means of strengthening its intellectual activity, which is the computer.

Situation in the Russian Federation

The development of the information society of the Russian Federation began relatively recently. Over the past few decades, real ways and prerequisites for the formation and improvement of the communication system in the country have been clearly recognized. The development of the information society in Russia is a global one. It presupposes the inevitable joining of the state to the world communication system. The use of spiritual and material information goods can provide citizens of the country with a decent life, necessary conditions for personal development, economic prosperity. The state should join the developed powers as an equal participant with the preservation of its political independence, cultural traditions, and national identity. The main features and features, as well as the direction of the development of the information society in Russia will be finally formed until the end of the first quarter of the 21st century.

Features

The development of information technology and information society in the Russian Federation should be carried out with:

1. Forming a single communication space in the country as part of the world system.
2. The full participation of the state in the economic and information integration of peoples, regions and developed countries.
3. The emergence and dominance of new technological structures, based on the mass application of promising programs, means of military hardware and telecommunications.
4. Creation and improvement of the market of knowledge and information as production factors, complementing the markets of natural resources, capital and labor.
5. Strengthening the role of the communication infrastructure in the mass production.
6. Improvement of the quality of education, cultural and scientific and technological development on the basis of expanding the capabilities of communication systems at the international, regional and national levels.
7. Forming an effective system to ensure the rights of social institutions and individuals to freely access, disseminate and use public data as the most important condition for democratization.

All the processes of the development of the information society in the Russian Federation should take place with the continuous participation and support of the state.

Prerequisites

The invention of a computer is far from the last period of development. The information society goes through many stages, the duration of which and the speed are different. The need for qualitatively new transformations in the sphere of communication is conditioned by a change in the nature of the influence of scientific and technical progress on human life. By the end of the 20th century, the speed of technological change in production, the technologies of providing services and products, and the management of these processes had significantly increased. In the beginning or even in the middle of the century, such changes occurred during the time intervals, which in their duration significantly exceeded the life expectancy of 1-2 generations of people, today these periods have significantly decreased. The transition to each subsequent level is accompanied by cardinal changes in the way of life of the overwhelming majority of citizens, the socio-psychological model of behavior in general.

Globalization of the communication sphere

Over the past few decades, certain factors have emerged in Russia that can be viewed as key prerequisites for the development of the information society in the country. To them, first of all, is the globalization of the communication system. Information has recently emerged as a public resource for development. It is used on a scale that is quite comparable with the use of traditional resources (raw materials, energy, etc.). Thus, the country has reached a sufficiently high level of development of the information society in a relatively short period of time.

Telecommunications market

Experts say that in Russia it has been formed and is developing effectively. Despite the decline in the economy, there is an expansion of the computer park, accelerated improvement of means and systems of telecommunications. The number of corporate networks and subscribers of open world systems is growing quite rapidly. Great in Russia is the number of Internet users. In addition, successful telephony of the population, expansion of the mobile communications market are noted.

Strategy of the Information Society Development in the Russian Federation

The main objectives in the field of communication and communication are:

1. Integration of the country into the world community. This should ensure a significant improvement in the quality of life of citizens, the socio-political stability of the entire state.
2. Formation of a developed information environment in the country.

In the near future, the transition to a new communication system should be considered as a necessary condition for the state to exit from the current economic crisis. The strategy for the development of the information society in the Russian Federation presupposes the creation and implementation of tools to effectively overcome the complexities that exist in the spiritual, social and political life. Formation of the communication environment serves as a factor in integrating people's consciousness around humanistic values and national traditions. Qualitatively, the new system should be an instrument for strengthening the state, socio-economic leveling of the quality of life in the regions of the country.

Participation of government

The information stage of the development of society can not be effective in the absence of support from the state. The Government of the country plays a key role in effectively ensuring the procedure for the establishment of a unified communications system. State:

1. Coordinates the work of various participants in the informatization process.
2. Ensures the improvement of democratic institutions in the country.
3. Preserves political, legal, economic mechanisms regulating the order of activities of participants.
4. Creates a regulatory framework, methods and forms of administrative regulation that are adequate to modern conditions and contribute to the flow of investment, the formation of fair competition.
5. Provides freedom of choice of activities for business entities that are interested in developing production and expanding the domestic market.

If the state does not have effective financial mechanisms that can provide a transition to a unified system, the strategy for the development of the information society is realized through the formation of a regulatory and legal framework regulating relations in the field of communication and communication.

Regulation tools

The strategy for the development of the information society in the Russian Federation gives the state the role of a catalyst for the changes that are taking place. To do this, the government:

1. It struggles with monopolism, controls the concentration of property in the telecommunications business and the media.
2. Provides technologically and legally the rights of the population to access information resources and public data, protect personal information, guarantee people the provision of an ever-renewing and expanding set of communication services.
3. It takes measures to strengthen the culture of the multinational people, opposes the information and cultural expansion of foreign countries, carried out in the media and open networks, contributes to the preservation of the country's identity, develops a policy for the development of the Russian part of the Internet.
4. Guarantees freedom of speech, regardless of the environment for data dissemination.
5. Purposefully uses communication technologies to ensure dialogue between citizens and authorities.

An Important Moment

The strategy of building an information society requires active propaganda and psychological support of the population. Citizens should be aware of its program activities and basic provisions. The population needs to clarify the social orientation of the transition. People should understand the need to build a qualitatively new information society. To do this, it needs to be justified and communicated to the public through the media. When implementing the strategy, it is also necessary to take into account domestic and foreign experience, to analyze program-targeted methods of organizing activities in the field of communication and communication. All activities should have an integrative nature, be guided by the integration of various commercial and departmental projects.

Conclusion

The strategy has a state-wide oversight nature. This provides an opportunity to coordinate the efforts of all actors involved in this global transition. It is important to ensure the shift of processes from the center of the country to the periphery. It is necessary to involve the municipal and regional authorities in the implementation of targeted communication programs.